impersonates

verb

Definition of impersonatesnext
present tense third-person singular of impersonate
1
as in mocks
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher

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2
as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonates
  1. portrays
  2. performs
  3. depicts
  4. interprets
Verb
  • King So portrays May Tao, a local journalist with a healthy distrust of the Wausau Police who harbors big secrets of her own.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Little portrays Deputy Brent, Dana’s closest confidant on the force.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of portrays
Verb
  • First, there are those who lip-sync – like Kili Paul, a Tanzanian social media star who performs Bollywood and other movie hits against the backdrop of his rural community — a mix of greenery and low-slung buildings.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Blue Ivy performs alongside her mom Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter was alongside her mom during the big halftime show.
    Caché McClay, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of performs
Verb
  • This depicts life in a Syrian village through a complex family drama.
    Jane Levere, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Created in the 1890s, the piece depicts a man and two women, one old and one young.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of depicts
Verb
  • The purpose of this article is to offer readers a glimpse into how AI interprets the dynamic world of investing.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
  • From there, a program trained with machine learning almost instantaneously identifies and interprets the electrical signature.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of interprets
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